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BEIJING, China (AFP) — China on Friday urged Washington to tread carefully on Taiwan after President Joe Biden said the US would defend the self-ruled island from attacks by Beijing. “China has no room for compromise on issues involving its core interests,” foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said, warning that Washington “should act and speak cautiously on the Taiwan issue.” © Agence France-Presse
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett arrived in Russia on Friday to meet with President Vladimir Putin for the first time for talks expected to focus on Iran. Russian state television showed images of Bennett’s plane landing in the Black Sea resort town Sochi, where the pair will meet. Naftali took office in June, taking over from Benjamin Netanyahu who was in power for 12 straight years and had close ties with […]
(Eagle News) — Over 5,000 households in Metro Manila are under a granular lockdown, Philippine National Police data showed on Friday, Oct. 22. According to the data, the 5,043 households under lockdown have so far affected 18281 individuals. The total number of households with the restrictions are located in 102 areas in 310 barangays. Those under lockdown include 54 houses, 33 residential buildings, eight subdivisions and villages and one residential floor, the PNP said. Metro […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Fifteen people died as a result of a fire at a Russian explosives factory southeast of Moscow on Friday, local authorities said. The government of the Ryazan region, where the factory is based, said “15 people died and one person has serious burns” and is in critical condition. It said one more person is missing. © Agence France-Presse
(Eagle News) — The Philippine government conducted the second phase of the COVID-19 vaccination for children 12 years and above on Friday, Oct. 22, expanding it in the entire Metro Manila. The start of the Phase 2 implementation of the pediatric A3 vaccination was marked through a ceremonial vaccination in three hospitals — Cardinal Santos Medical Center, Ospital ng Paranaque and Quezon City General Hospital. From the previous eight hospitals in Metro Manila that […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s core consumer prices edged up 0.1 percent in September, the first increase since March 2020 partly due to a rise in fuel prices, official data showed Friday. The latest figure was in line with market expectations, and comes after August’s prices were unchanged year on year, ending a run of 12 consecutive monthly declines. Core consumer prices — which exclude volatile fresh food — had been trimming the pace of […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Camarines Norte on Friday, Oct. 22. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 1:19 p.m. It had its epicenter 67 kilometers northeast of Tinaga Island. The following instrumental intensities were reported: Intensity II – Mercedes, Camarines Norte; Polillo, Quezon Intensity I – Daet, Camarines Norte; Iriga City, Camarines Sur; Guinayangan, Quezon No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
BALTIMORE, United States (AFP) — The United States would defend Taiwan if the island were attacked by China, President Joe Biden said Thursday, a declaration welcomed by the democratic island that risks fury from Beijing. Authoritarian China regards self-ruled Taiwan as its own territory and has vowed to one day seize the island, by force if needed. Beijing’s sabre-rattling has ramped up in recent years, exacerbating fears the island of 23 million people could become […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Google announced Thursday it will lower a fee in its app store as pressure mounts on tech giants to loosen their grip over their online marketplaces. The commission on subscriptions taken by Google Play will be lopped in half to 15 percent starting in January, vice president of product management Sameer Samat said in a blog post. Currently Google gets a 30 percent cut for the first year of […]
US actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun that killed a cinematographer and wounded the director on a film set in New Mexico, US law enforcement officers said Thursday. The incident happened on the set of “Rust” in the southwestern US state, where Baldwin is playing the lead in a 19th-century western. Halyna Hutchins and Joel Souza “were shot when a prop firearm was discharged by Alec Baldwin,” the sheriff in Santa Fe said in […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration reiterated its warning against illegal recruiters following reports of victims being intercepted at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. In a statement, Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said those planning to work abroad should always double-check the licenses and accreditations of recruitment agencies. Morente made the statement after two passengers who passed themselves off as tourists were prevented from leaving the country at Terminal 3. According to Morente, the passengers […]
President Rodrigo Duterte welcomed eight new ambassadors to the Philippines, hoping to forge stronger cooperation on COVID-19 response, trade and investment, defense and security, and climate change with the states they represent. Among those who presented their credentials to President Duterte in Malacañang on Wednesday were the new ambassadors of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Belgium, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Arab Emirates, Italy, Kingdom of Sweden, Israel […]
